HBA-TBM H.B. 2233 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2233 By: King, Phil Public Safety 3/9/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Polygraph Examiners Board (board) is a governing board that regulates the licensing of polygraph examiners and is financed by the fees the board charges for the certification of licensed polygraph examiners. There are only approximately 200 licensed polygraph examiners in the state and the licensing fee assessed to them does not cover the administrative costs of the board. The licensed examiners work in both private investigative and law enforcement roles, and the Texas Commission on Private Security currently has the ability to absorb the administrative duties of the board. House Bill 2233 abolishes the board and transfers the powers and duties of the board to the Texas Commission on Private Security. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority previously delegated to the Polygraph Examiners Board is transferred to the Texas Commission on Private Security. ANALYSIS House Bill 2233 amends the Occupations Code to abolish the Polygraph Examiners Board (board) and transfer the regulation of polygraph examiners from the board and the Department of Public Safety to the Texas Commission on Private Security (commission). On December 1, 2001, the regulation of polygraph examiners formerly administered by the board, including all rulemaking authority, employees, money, records, property, equipment, and duties related to that regulation, is transferred to the commission, and the board is abolished. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.